The Ministry of Employment and Labor dismissed workplace bullying allegations against ADOR, concluding there was no coercion or legal wrongdoing.
On December 11th, one of the managers of NJZ (formerly NewJeans) filed a claim against ADOR, alleging workplace bullying after their laptop was seized, they were held for several hours, and their personal cell phone was requested.
According to StarNewsKorea.com, “members of NewJeans stated, ‘We witnessed managers and performance directors who were helping with schedules crying due to severe bullying, such as having their laptops taken away by ADOR and Hybe and being barged in for questioning without warning. This kind of behavior is difficult to understand.'”
In response, ADOR stated, “We had no choice but to put the employee on standby and demand the return of the laptop, which is company property,” adding, “There was no illegal confinement or any coercion during this process. The company has requested an interview several times to give the manager a chance to explain himself, but the employee has refused all of them.”
StarNews further reported that the Ministry of Employment and Labor accepted ADOR’s claim that “there was no coercive act” and concluded that no legal suspicion remained.
The Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Employment and Labor in Korea.
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